List of most common surnames in Oceania

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#	Name	Number of people
1	Smith Smith (surname) Smith is an English family name originating in England. It is the most common surname in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States, the second most common surname in Canada, and the fifth most common surname in Ireland...	114,997
2	Jones Jones (surname) Jones is a common Celtic Welsh surname based on the English version of the parent's name ending in -S. In 1881 people with this surname were largely confined to Wales. By 1998 many Welsh people had migrated to cities in England particularly those adjacent to Wales. The earliest record of the name...	56,698
3	Williams Williams (surname) Williams is a patronymic form of the name William that originated in medieval England and later came to be extremely popular in Wales. The meaning is derived from son or descendant of Guillemin, the French form of William. Derived from an Old French given name with Germanic elements; will =...	55,555
4	Brown Brown (surname) Brown is a surname of English and Scottish origin. It also originates independently in the United States, as an Anglicization of several other surnames, such as the German Braun. Among the earliest recorded Browns is John Brown of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England in 1312. Brown is one of the most...	54,896
5	Wilson Wilson (surname) Wilson is a common surname of English origin. It literally means "son of Wil" . It is the seventh most common surname in the United Kingdom, and eighth most common in the United States. In Ireland it is often Gaelicised as "McLiam"...which translated means "Son of William"...	46,961
6	Taylor Taylor (surname) Taylor is a surname in the English language which originated as an occupational surname in England The name is derived from the Old French tailleur, which is in turn derived from the Late Latin taliator, from taliare meaning "to cut"...	45,328
7	Johnson Johnson Johnson is an English, Scottish, and Irish name of Norman origin. The name itself is a patronym of the given name John, literally meaning "son of John." The name John derives from Latin Johannes, which is derived through Greek Ἰωάννης Iōannēs, from Hebrew יוחנן Yohanan meaning "Yahweh has favoured"...	33,435
8	White White (surname) White is a surname of English origin. It is the sixteenth most common surname in the United Kingdom. In the 1990 United States Census, 'White' ranked fourteenth among all reported surnames in frequency, accounting for 0.28% of the population....	31,099
9	Martin Martin (name) Martin may either be a surname or given name.Martin is a common given and family name in most European languages. It comes from the Latin name Martinus, which is a late derived form of the name of the Roman god Mars, the protective godhead of the Latins...	31,058
10	Anderson Anderson (surname) Anderson, Andersson or Andersen is a surname deriving from a patronymic meaning "son of Anders/Andrew"...	30,910
11	Thompson Thompson (surname) Thompson is a patronymic surname of English origin, with a variety of spellings meaning "son of Tom ". It is the 14th-most common surname in the United Kingdom...	29,931
12	Nguyen	29,798
13	Thomas Thomas (surname) Thomas is a common surname used in British , French, German, Dutch, Danish, and southern India .It derives from the medieval personal name, of Biblical origin, from Aramaic t'om'a, a byname meaning 'twin'. It was borne by one of the disciples of Christ, best known for his scepticism about Christ's...	27,276
14	Walker	26,688
15	Harris	26,025
16	Lee Lee (surname) This is a list of persons with the surname Lee.-A:* Alan Lee , Irish footballer for Crystal Palace F.C.* Albert Lee, English guitarist* Amy Lee, American singer...	25,612
17	Ryan Ryan (surname) Ryan is a common Irish surname, as well as being a common given name.There are several possible origins for the surname. In certain cases it can be a simplified form of Mulryan...	25,526
18	Robinson Robinson (name) Robinson is an English language patronymic surname, originating in England. It means "son of Robin ". There are similar surname spellings such as Robison and Robeson. Robinson is the 15th most common surname in the United Kingdom...	25,168
19	Kelly	25,014
20	King King (surname) King is a family name of Scottish and English origin.The English name comes from Old English cyning , which may derive from Brythonic cun or cwn....	24,870

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